AC>6 . VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



in the afternoon of the 2d of November, for we 

 were furrounded by a vail number of birds, 

 which iicvlT go very far from land, and they 

 disappeared at the approach of night. We alfo 

 faw a gFcat many of them the next day, the 

 $. >,'.r gators who vilit thefe feas fhoukl re- 

 double their attention, in order to avoid running 

 oh the rocks which ferve as a retreat to thefe 

 Wdp.;_ 



During the night of the 15th our frag fell over- 

 board, through an opening left at the forepart 

 ef the gangway, -which \sas much larger than 

 was necefTary for the duty of the ihip ; befides 

 this lofs, we had alfoito i-w t ct that of a hind, 

 which h.:d br.cn recently delivered over to our 

 I .teher, only bccauie.ihc was fo ill that the 

 would fhortly have died. Captain Iluon was 

 made acquainted witk this accident, ar.d .defired 

 to tuk< r which 



he had an board, but-U died before our arrival at 

 New Holland. 



When we pilTed the Ti; loo far 



difl'ant to l them ; we law however feveral 



anic birds, which no doubt go and take refuge 

 there daring the night. 



- of tinea called blalta Ccrmanica 



for feveral months 



paft tince we had been under the tropics, that they 



iuconimuvh ;;-cme!y. Thefe infects did not 



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